Studying at the University of Verona

Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.

Study Plan

The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.

Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 1°- 2°
1 module among the following
3
C
M-EDF/02
3
C
M-EDF/01
3
C
M-PSI/04
3
C
M-EDF/01

Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)

TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.

A Basic activities
B Characterizing activities
C Related or complementary activities
D Activities to be chosen by the student
E Final examination
F Other training activities
S Placements in companies, public or private institutions and professional associations

Human Movement Planning and Control (2018/2019)

Teaching code

4S000539

Credits

12

Coordinator

Paola Cesari

Language

Italian

MoodleMoodle Seminars 0

The teaching is organized as follows:

METODI E DIDATTICHE DELLA PREPARAZIONE FISICA

Credits

6

Period

I SEMESTRE

Academic staff

Federico Schena

Lessons timetable
METODI E DIDATTICHE DELLE ATTIVITÀ MOTORIE en

Credits

6

Period

I SEMESTRE

Academic staff

Paola Cesari

Lessons timetable

Learning outcomes

The student will acquire knowledge about the main techniques used to analyze and improve the performance and its determinants through laboratory and field instruments. Based to this the student will plan and implement training models.

Knowing the fundamental techniques applied for improving the motor performances through action imagination: the so-called “mental training”. Knowing the fundamental ways to apply mental training considering different populations: healthy people or people with neuro-motor pathologies (stroke, Parkinson, amputees). Knowing the fundamental procedure utilized for testing the ability to anticipate and to preprogram actions.

Program

Mental practice and action imagination: positive effects on motor performance. Specific treatments on athletes and individuals presenting neuro-motor diseases. The neurophysiological underpinning for the internal action simulation. Action preparation and Anticipatory Postural Adjustments. Apparatus used: Electromyography Force Platforms. Laboratory experience. In this class there are as bibliography both: book's chapters and scientific papers.

Bibliography

Reference texts
Author Title Publishing house Year ISBN Notes
Gollhofer A., Taube W., Nielsen J. Handbook of Motor Control and Motor learning (Edizione 1) Rutledge 2012
AAVV ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription (Edizione 10) Wolters Kluwer Health 2016 9780781769020
Magill Richard Motor learning and Control: concepts and applications (Edizione 9) The Mc Graw Hill 2011 978-0-07-352380-4

Examination Methods

Written exam multiple choice

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE